1. vt.按，压　 push firmly and steadily against
2. vi.紧迫　 make quick action or attention
3. vt.逼迫，强迫　 force or compel

　～ a bell　按铃
　～ a button　按电钮
　～ a demand　坚持要求
　～ a policy　强行贯彻一项政策
　～ baby　抱紧婴儿
　～ clothes　熨衣服
　～ grapes　榨葡萄
　～ juice　挤汁
　～ oil　榨油
　～ one's way　奋力前进，向前挤
　～ sb's hand　紧握某人的手
　～ steel　轧制钢材
　～ table　压桌子
　～ the trigger of a gun　扣扳机
　～ hard　用力压
　～ home　极力（辩护）
　～ affectionately　亲切地握住
　～ brusquely　粗暴地压
　～ brutally　蛮横地压
　～ cautiously　小心地压
　～ darkly　无知地压
　～ directly　直接压
　～ emotionally　激动地握住
　～ forcibly　强有力地按住
　～ heavily　沉重地压
　～ hotly　热压
　～ indirectly　间接压
　～ lightly　轻轻地压
　～ strongly　竭力地压
　～ tenderly　轻柔地按住
　～ tightly　紧紧握住
　～ warmly　热情地握紧
　～ ahead　奋力前进
　～ back　推回去，击退
　～ crowd back　迫使人群后退
　～ down　向下压
　～ forward　向前推进
　～ on　向前逼进
　～ on and on　不断向前逼近
　～ against　推，将…压在…上
　～ against door　用力推门
　～ a charge against　对（某人）起诉
　～ ear against door　把耳朵紧贴在门上
　～ sb against wall　使某人贴住墙
　～ for　反复要求，敦促
　～ for an answer　催促答复
　～ sb for details　向某人追问详情
　～ for reform　迫切要求改革
　～ oil from soya beans　榨取豆油
　～ into　使压成，逼…致使，把…塞入
　～ sb into confession　逼某人坦白，逼供
　～ clay into various forms　把泥压成各种形状
　～ on〔upon〕　按，将…压在…上，使负重担，压迫
　～ on button　按电钮或键
　～ sth out of　从…中榨出
　～ through a door　挤过一扇门
　～ ahead with effort　加紧努力
　～ with hunger　为饥饿所迫
　～ hard with questions　不断诘问

　This dress pressed well.　这衣服容易熨平。
　Time presses.　时间紧迫。
　The matter is pressing.　这事情很紧迫。
　We will let you know if anything presses.　有紧急情况，我们会通知你的。
　The men gave a loud cheer at these words and pressed ahead.　听到这番话，人们大声欢呼，纷纷涌向前来。
　Many people pressed forward to shake hands with him.　很多人挤向前和他握手。
　We can either make camp now, or press ahead until dark and be that much nearer our objective.　我们要么现在扎营，要么在天黑前加紧行动，更接近我们的目标。
　We must press ahead with our efforts to reach an agreement.　我们必须加紧努力以达成协议。
　They wanted us to press forward with the work.　他们要我们加紧进行这项工作。
　Press the button, then the machine will work.　按下电钮，机器就能运转了。
　She has already pressed her skirt.　她已经把裙子熨平了。
　Cage pressed her friend's arm tightly.　凯奇紧紧握住她朋友的手臂。
　It is no good pressing him at this time.　这种时候催他是没什么好处的。
　The enemy army is pressing an attack.　敌军在发动猛攻。
　Your trousers need to be pressed.　你的裤子得熨一下。
　She was pressed by hunger and cold.　她饥寒交迫。
　She pressed her guests to stay a little longer.　她竭力劝说客人们多呆一会儿。
　They pressed us to stay for lunch.　他们强留我们吃午饭。
　It is not wise to press them to leave here so early.　催促他们这么早离开这里是不明智的。
　The children pressed their parents to take them to the sea-bathing resort.　孩子催他们的父母带他们到海滨浴场去。
　The man was pressed to pay off his debt.　那人被逼把债还清。
　It's easy for me to press the pastry flat and thin.　对我来说，把馅饼皮压得又薄又平很容易。
　They like to press wet snow hard to make snowballs.　他们喜欢把湿雪捏成雪球。
　Our frontier soldiers pressed the enemy hard.　我边防战士向敌人逼近。
　Don't press me so hard.　别逼我那么紧。

 ♣ press about〔around, round〕　(v.+prep.)
　拥护在…周围　crowd around sb
　The children pressed about her and made a ring.　孩子们在她周围紧紧地围了一个圈。
　Crowds pressed around her trying to get her autograph.　人群把她团团围住，争着请她签名。
　The fans pressed round the rock band.　歌迷们把摇滚乐队团团围住。
 ♣ press against　(v.+prep.)
　使贴着　push or thrust against
　The animal pressed itself against a tree trunk.　那个动物将身子紧贴在树干上。
　She pressed her face against the glass.　她把脸紧贴在玻璃上。
　The boy pressed his ear against the door.　那男孩把耳朵贴着门。
 ♣ press back　(v.+adv.)
　往后按；迫使向后退　push sth back; force sb go back
　He pressed my arm back.　他把我的手臂往后按。
　The police pressed the crowd back behind the barriers.　警察迫使人群退到路障后面。
 ♣ press down　(v.+adv.)
　把…按下去　push sth down
　Facer pressed down the lid.　费塞把盖子按了下去。
　He pressed down the accelerator pedal of his car.　他踩下汽车的油门。
　The grass had been pressed down in place where people had been lying.　人们躺过的地方，草都被压平了。
 ♣ press for　(v.+prep.)
1. 催逼，敦促；迫切要求 demand urgently; make repeated requests for
　The workers formed a union to press for higher wages.　工人们建立了一个工会以迫切要求提高工资。
　We are in the process of reform. Many problems are pressing for solution.　我们正在改革进程中，许多问题迫切需要解决。
　They agreed to press for the conference to deal with the problem.　他们同意敦促大会处理这个问题。
　They are pressing for a decision to be made.　他们坚持要作出决定。
　The student got up, stood there, and said nothing. The teacher pressed him for an answer.　那个学生起来，站在那儿，不说一句话。老师催他回答问题。
　I don't know whether to accept this new job, and the firm is pressing me for a decision.　我不知道是否接受这份新工作，而公司正催促我作出决定。
　No one really knew what had happened except the office boy. Everyone pressed him for more details.　除了这个勤杂工以外，没有人知道到底发生了什么事。大家都要求他讲出更多的详细情况。
　I am pressed for a reply.　我被催着作出答复。
2. 缺少 have barely enough of sth
　At that time we were pressed for money.　那时我们手头拮据。
 ♣ press in¹　(v.+adv.)
1. 把…压 force sth inwards
　I had to press my way in through the crowd.　我只好挤过人群。
2. 逼近 advance steadily
　Night was already pressing in as we reached the little town.　当我们抵达那个小镇的时候，夜幕已经降临了。
 ♣ press in²〔into〕　(v.+prep.)
　把…压进　push a lot of (things or people) in a mass or into sth
　I tried to press more clothes in the case, but there was not enough room.　我尽力往衣箱里塞更多的衣服，但是地方不够了。
　She pressed a coin into the little girl's hand.　她把一枚硬币塞到小姑娘的手里。
　Too many people were pressed into the room, and I could hardly breathe.　那屋里挤得水泄不通，我几乎都喘不过气来。
 ♣ press on¹　(v.+adv.)
　奋力前进；坚持　make one's way with effort; insist on
　Shall we stop here or press on to the next town?　我们是在这里停下还是赶紧奔向下一个城镇呢?
　Let's press on with our work.　咱们继续工作。
　The police pressed on with the investigation.　警方不顾困难，继续进行调查。
 ♣ press on²　(v.+prep.)
1. 用力压 push hard on sb/sth
　The driver must have pressed on the accelerator.　司机一定是踩了油门。
　The sleeping child was pressing on me and making me uncomfortably.　熟睡的孩子压在我的身上，使我感到很不舒服。
　She pressed the baby on her husband.　她把婴儿塞给她丈夫。
2. 坚持要（某人）接受 insist that sb take sth
　He tried to press another drink on me.　他试图硬要我再喝一杯酒。
　The hostess pressed fish on her guests.　女主人催促客人吃鱼。
　Don't press your opinions on her.　不要逼她接受你的意见。
　His aunts were pressing on him cups of tea and chocolate cookies.　他的那些姑母不停地硬要他喝茶，吃巧克力饼干。
3. 使（某人）负重 cause sb to be weighed or oppressed
　Steadily rising prices press mostly on the poor and the old people with fixed incomes.　不断上涨的物价使穷人和收入固定的老人负担加重。
 ♣ press out　(v.+adv.)
　把…挤熨平　force sth out by pushing or holding tightly; iron usually clothes
　I pressed out the rest of shampoo by force.　我用力把剩下的洗发水挤出来。
　Shall I press out the shirt for you?　我帮你把衬衣熨平好吗?
　The juice of the grapes was pressed out.　葡萄汁被压出来了。
 ♣ press to　(v.+prep.)
　使紧靠　cause to keep sb/sth close to one or a part of one's body
　The children pressed close to their mother.　孩子们紧紧地依偎着他们的母亲。
　She pressed the little girl to her chest.　她把小女孩紧紧搂在怀里。
　He pressed himself to the ground.　他紧伏在地上。
　The little boy pressed his hand to his chest.　那个小男孩把手按在胸口。
　He pressed his ear to the instrument.　他把耳朵贴在仪器上听。
 ♣ press together　(v.+adv.)
　使彼此靠　cause to be tightly held to each other
　The crowd pressed together so tightly that we could hardly breathe.　人群挤在一起，我们几乎喘不过气来。
　She pressed her palms together.　她把双掌紧紧地合在一起。
 ♣ press with　(v.+prep.)
　使（某人）受…所困扰　cause sb to be puzzled with
　The policeman pressed him with questions.　警察不断向他提问题。
　He was pressed with hunger.　他为饥饿所迫。
　She is pressed with sorrows.　她愁肠百结。

 ♣ press, pinch, squeeze
　这三个动词的共同意思是“挤，压”。其区别在于：
1. press指力量来自于上方。例如：
　Press the button, then the machine will work.　按下电钮，机器就能运转了。
　Press the button to ring the bell.　按那个钮可以打铃。
2. pinch指用手指捏、拧或夹。例如：
　The child was crying because somebody had pinched her.　那孩子哭了，因为有人掐她。
　He pinched the boy's face playfully.　他开玩笑地拧了这男孩的脸。
3. squeeze指外在的力量作用于物体上，力量可来自各个方面，可用于比喻。例如：
　Squeeze the sponge so that all the water comes out.　捏紧海绵，把水挤出来。
　This only gave them opportunity to squeeze profits.　这只能为他们提供机会榨取利润。
 ♣ 下面两组中的两个句子的意思相同：
　
　

1. S 压，按，挤　 act of pushing steadily with sth held in the hand
2. C 印刷机　 machine for printing
3. C 出版社，通讯社　 business for printing books or periodicals
4. S 报刊，报界，新闻界　 newspapers, periodicals and the news sections of radio and television

　censor the ～　检查新闻舆论
　control the ～　控制新闻舆论
　go to ～　付印
　have a good ～　受新闻界的好评
　muzzle the ～　压制新闻舆论
　bad ～　在报上名声不好
　blue ～　黄色的报刊
　foreign ～　外国报刊
　free ～　享有新闻自由的报刊
　good ～　在报上受好评
　gutter ～　格调低下的报刊，三流小报
　local ～　当地报刊
　military ～　（举重运动推举中只用臂力的）硬推，实力推
　permanent ～　永久性熨平
　bench ～　卧推
　cider ～　苹果汁榨取机
　full-court ～　全场紧逼防守
　university ～　大学附属出版社
　wine ～　（酿酒用的）葡萄压榨机
　the Associated P-　美联社
　the United P-　合众社
　～ agent　宣传员
　～ association　国际新闻通讯社
　～ conference　记者招待会
　～ corps　记者团
　～ corrector　校对员
　～ correspondent　新闻通讯员
　in the ～　在印刷中

　They have leaked the information out to the press.　他们已经把消息泄露给了新闻界。
　Someone in the ministry had leaked the story to the press.　部里有人把内情泄露给了新闻界。
　These letters were duly handed in, and copies were given to the press representatives.　这几封信及时交了上去，副本则分发给了新闻界代表。
　The foreign minister declared in a statement to the press that he would never submit to blackmail.　外长向新闻界发表的声明中宣称他绝不屈服于讹诈。
　The discovery is hardly commented by the press.　报界对该发现几乎未加评论。
　A reactionary government is able to suppress the press, but not able to control public opinion.　一个反动政府可以有办法压制报界，但却无法操纵舆论。
　Keep this to yourself; don't let it out to the press.　你要保守秘密，别把它泄露给记者们。
　The press are/is interested in sports.　新闻界对体育运动感兴趣。
　The press are/is interested in old maps.　新闻界对旧地图产生了兴趣。
　At the press conference, the reporters copied down every word spoken by the prime minister.　在新闻发布会上，记者们逐字记下了首相的讲话。
　As a diplomat, you have to pick your words at a press conference.　作为一位外交官，在记者招待会上必须措辞谨慎。
　We listened in on the premier's press conference.　我们从广播里听了总理举行的记者招待会。
　The prime minister imparted the news of his trip at a press conference.　在新闻发布会上首相透露了他旅行的消息。
　They'll not readily sacrifice their freedom of the press.　他们不会轻易放弃自己的新闻自由。
　He does not sign his contributions to the press.　他投给报社的稿件上没有署名。
　Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press issued a new magazine last year.　外语教学与研究出版社去年发行了一种新杂志。
　A special press was broadcast last night.　昨晚广播了一条特别消息。
　Her press of what happened is simply not borne out by the facts.　她对发生的事件所作的评论毫无事实根据。
　A manufacturer can amplify the demand of a product by press advertising widely.　厂商能用大做报刊广告的方法来扩大人们对产品的需求。
　He brushed past the reporters without making any press comment.　他从这些记者旁擦身而过，没做任何新闻评论。
　He felt himself a press agent of importance.　他觉得自己是个重要的宣传员。
　It looks as if the blame has been fastened on an innocent press agent.　看起来好像一个无辜的宣传员受到了惩罚。
　The press officer denied any knowledge of their plans.　那个新闻代言人否认了解他们的计划。
　Recently he enrolled in the Press Association.　他最近加入了新闻协会。
　This type of press can feed out papers much faster than an ordinary one.　这种印刷机印刷报纸比普通印刷机快得多。
　Prices are correct at the time of going to press.　付印前价目无误。
　Flatten the dough with a press of the hand.　用手把生面团压平。
　Those trousers need a press.　那条裤子应该熨一熨。
　At the end of his speech, the press of people caught alight and began cheering wildly.　讲演快结束的时候，人群情绪激昂，狂热欢呼。
　The press of people was quite carried away by the young singer's performance.　那个年轻歌手的表演使全场听众神魂颠倒。
　"Go home!"the press of people shouted.　人群在高喊：“滚回去！”
　Don't fling your shoes in the linen press.　不要把你的鞋扔在衣物柜里。
　The room was furnished with a linen press and some old furniture.　房间里有一个衣物柜和几件旧家具。

 ♣ press, gazette, journal, newspaper
　参见newspaper条。

　那家大公司企图贿赂新闻界把这方面的报道压下来。
　［误］ That big corporation tried to bribe press to sit on the story.
　［正］ That big corporation tried to bribe the press to sit on the story.
　新闻界披露了那位自由党候选人的秘密活动，于是，他竞选失败了。
　［误］ Press pulled the plug on the Liberal candidate, and he lost the election.
　［正］ The press pulled the plug on the Liberal candidate, and he lost the election.
　［析］ press作“新闻界”解时，要与定冠词the连用。

　［派生词］ pressed adj.紧缺的，缺少的‖pressing adj.紧迫的；迫切的；再三要求的，恳切要求的
　［同义词］ v. adpress, afflict, iron, sue, surge, vex n. newsmen, newspapers, reporters
　［反义词］ v. expand, lighten, relieve
　［词源］　古法语presser<拉丁语pressare（压，挤，按）